Full Text of HB4386 98th General Assembly
HB4386 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4386 Introduced , by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 625 ILCS 5/6-500 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500 | 625 ILCS 5/6-506 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-506 | 625 ILCS 5/6-514 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-514 | 625 ILCS 5/6-518 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-518 | P.A. 98-176, Sec. 99 | |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the definition of "medical examiner" shall be changed to mean an individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Defines "foreign commercial driver" as a person licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen of a foreign country that operates a commercial motor vehicle in the United States. Expands the definition of "imminent hazard" to include any condition of a vehicle, employee, or commercial motor vehicle operations that substantially increases the likelihood of serious injury or death. Provides that an employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall not allow or require an employee to drive a commercial motor vehicle if he or she knows or should reasonably know (rather than just knowingly) that the employee has (1) had their license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state; (2) has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in any state; (3) has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle; (4) has more than one driver's license except as provided by the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act; or (5) is subject to or in violation of an "out-of-service" order. Provides that foreign commercial drivers are subject to disqualification. Provides that the Secretary of State shall report convictions of traffic violations by a foreign driver's license holder to that driver's licensing authority. Provides that Public Act 98-176 shall not take effect until July 8, 2015 (rather than July 1, 2014). Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 6-500, 6-506, 6-514, and 6-518 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-500) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500)
| 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176 ) | 8 | | Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases. | 9 | | Notwithstanding the
definitions set forth elsewhere in this
| 10 | | Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License | 11 | | Act
(UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the | 12 | | meanings
ascribed to them as follows:
| 13 | | (1) Alcohol. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any | 14 | | form of
alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol,
| 15 | | methanol,
propanol, and
isopropanol.
| 16 | | (2) Alcohol concentration. "Alcohol concentration" means:
| 17 | | (A) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of | 18 | | breath;
or
| 19 | | (B) the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters | 20 | | of
blood; or
| 21 | | (C) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters | 22 | | of
urine.
| 23 | | Alcohol tests administered within 2 hours of the driver |
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| 1 | | being
"stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's | 2 | | "alcohol
concentration" for the purposes of enforcing this | 3 | | UCDLA.
| 4 | | (3) (Blank).
| 5 | | (4) (Blank).
| 6 | | (5) (Blank).
| 7 | | (5.3) CDLIS driver record. "CDLIS driver record" means the | 8 | | electronic record of the individual CDL driver's status and | 9 | | history stored by the State-of-Record as part of the Commercial | 10 | | Driver's License Information System, or CDLIS, established | 11 | | under 49 U.S.C. 31309. | 12 | | (5.5) CDLIS motor vehicle record. "CDLIS motor vehicle | 13 | | record" or "CDLIS MVR" means a report generated from the CDLIS | 14 | | driver record meeting the requirements for access to CDLIS | 15 | | information and provided by states to users authorized in 49 | 16 | | C.F.R. 384.225(e)(3) and (4), subject to the provisions of the | 17 | | Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725. | 18 | | (5.7) Commercial driver's license downgrade. "Commercial | 19 | | driver's license downgrade" or "CDL downgrade" means either: | 20 | | (A) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 21 | | self-certification to interstate, but operating | 22 | | exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from | 23 | | 49 C.F.R. Part 391, as provided in 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), | 24 | | 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3; | 25 | | (B) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 26 | | self-certification to intrastate only, if the driver |
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| 1 | | qualifies under that state's physical qualification | 2 | | requirements for intrastate only; | 3 | | (C) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 4 | | certification to intrastate, but operating exclusively in | 5 | | transportation or operations excepted from all or part of | 6 | | the state driver qualification requirements; or | 7 | | (D) a state removes the CDL privilege from the driver | 8 | | license. | 9 | | (6) Commercial Motor Vehicle.
| 10 | | (A) "Commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" means
a motor | 11 | | vehicle used in commerce, except those referred to in | 12 | | subdivision (B), designed
to transport passengers or | 13 | | property if:
| 14 | | (i) the vehicle has a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more | 15 | | or such
a
lesser GVWR as subsequently determined by | 16 | | federal regulations or the Secretary
of State; or any
| 17 | | combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 pounds or | 18 | | more, provided the
GVWR of any vehicle or vehicles | 19 | | being towed is 10,001 pounds or more; or
| 20 | | (ii) the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or | 21 | | more
persons;
or
| 22 | | (iii) the vehicle is transporting hazardous | 23 | | materials and
is
required to
be placarded in accordance | 24 | | with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, subpart F.
| 25 | | (B) Pursuant to the interpretation of the Commercial | 26 | | Motor
Vehicle
Safety Act of 1986 by the Federal Highway |
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| 1 | | Administration, the definition of
"commercial motor | 2 | | vehicle" does not include:
| 3 | | (i) recreational vehicles, when operated primarily | 4 | | for personal use;
| 5 | | (ii) vehicles owned by or operated under the | 6 | | direction of the United States Department of Defense or | 7 | | the United States Coast Guard only when operated by
| 8 | | non-civilian personnel. This includes any operator on | 9 | | active military
duty; members of the Reserves; | 10 | | National Guard; personnel on part-time
training; and | 11 | | National Guard military technicians (civilians who are
| 12 | | required to wear military uniforms and are subject to | 13 | | the Code of Military
Justice); or
| 14 | | (iii) firefighting, police, and other emergency | 15 | | equipment (including, without limitation, equipment | 16 | | owned or operated by a HazMat or technical rescue team | 17 | | authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of | 18 | | the Counties Code), with audible and
visual signals, | 19 | | owned or operated
by or for a
governmental entity, | 20 | | which is necessary to the preservation of life or
| 21 | | property or the execution of emergency governmental | 22 | | functions which are
normally not subject to general | 23 | | traffic rules and regulations.
| 24 | | (7) Controlled Substance. "Controlled substance" shall | 25 | | have the same
meaning as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois | 26 | | Controlled Substances Act,
and shall also include cannabis as |
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| 1 | | defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control
Act and | 2 | | methamphetamine as defined in Section 10 of the Methamphetamine | 3 | | Control and Community Protection Act.
| 4 | | (8) Conviction. "Conviction" means an unvacated | 5 | | adjudication of guilt
or a determination that a person has | 6 | | violated or failed to comply with the
law in a court of | 7 | | original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative
| 8 | | tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral | 9 | | deposited to secure
the person's appearance in court; a plea of | 10 | | guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court; the payment of | 11 | | a fine or court cost
regardless of whether the imposition of | 12 | | sentence is deferred and ultimately
a judgment dismissing the | 13 | | underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a
condition of | 14 | | release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty
| 15 | | is rebated, suspended or probated.
| 16 | | (8.5) Day. "Day" means calendar day.
| 17 | | (9) (Blank).
| 18 | | (10) (Blank).
| 19 | | (11) (Blank).
| 20 | | (12) (Blank).
| 21 | | (13) Driver. "Driver" means any person who drives, | 22 | | operates, or is in
physical control of a commercial motor | 23 | | vehicle, any person who is required to hold a
CDL, or any | 24 | | person who is a holder of a CDL while operating a | 25 | | non-commercial motor vehicle.
| 26 | | (13.5) Driver applicant. "Driver applicant" means an |
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| 1 | | individual who applies to a state to obtain, transfer, upgrade, | 2 | | or renew a CDL.
| 3 | | (13.8) Electronic device. "Electronic device" includes, | 4 | | but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, personal digital | 5 | | assistant, pager, computer, or any other device used to input, | 6 | | write, send, receive, or read text. | 7 | | (14) Employee. "Employee" means a person who is employed as | 8 | | a
commercial
motor vehicle driver. A person who is | 9 | | self-employed as a commercial motor
vehicle driver must comply | 10 | | with the requirements of this UCDLA
pertaining to employees. An
| 11 | | owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be considered an | 12 | | employee.
| 13 | | (15) Employer. "Employer" means a person (including the | 14 | | United
States, a State or a local authority) who owns or leases | 15 | | a commercial motor
vehicle or assigns employees to operate such | 16 | | a vehicle. A person who is
self-employed as a commercial motor | 17 | | vehicle driver must
comply with the requirements of this UCDLA.
| 18 | | (15.3) Excepted interstate. "Excepted interstate" means a | 19 | | person who operates or expects to operate in interstate | 20 | | commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or | 21 | | operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or | 22 | | 398.3 from all or part of the qualification requirements of 49 | 23 | | C.F.R. Part 391 and is not required to obtain a medical | 24 | | examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45. | 25 | | (15.5) Excepted intrastate. "Excepted intrastate" means a | 26 | | person who operates in intrastate commerce but engages |
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| 1 | | exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all | 2 | | or parts of the state driver qualification requirements. | 3 | | (16) (Blank).
| 4 | | (16.5) Fatality. "Fatality" means the death of a person as | 5 | | a result of a motor vehicle accident.
| 6 | | (16.7) Foreign commercial driver. "Foreign commercial | 7 | | driver" means a person licensed to operate a commercial motor | 8 | | vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen | 9 | | of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in | 10 | | the United States. | 11 | | (17) Foreign jurisdiction. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a | 12 | | sovereign
jurisdiction that does not fall within the definition | 13 | | of "State".
| 14 | | (18) (Blank).
| 15 | | (19) (Blank).
| 16 | | (20) Hazardous materials. "Hazardous Material" means any | 17 | | material that has been designated under 49 U.S.C.
5103 and is | 18 | | required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172 | 19 | | or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin | 20 | | in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
| 21 | | (20.5) Imminent Hazard. "Imminent hazard" means the | 22 | | existence of any a condition of a vehicle, employee, or | 23 | | commercial motor vehicle operations that substantially | 24 | | increases the presents a substantial likelihood of that death, | 25 | | serious illness, severe personal injury , or death if not | 26 | | discontinued immediately; or a condition relating to hazardous |
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| 1 | | material that presents a substantial likelihood that death, | 2 | | serious illness, severe personal injury, or a substantial | 3 | | endangerment to health, property, or the environment may occur | 4 | | before the reasonably foreseeable completion date of a formal | 5 | | proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, | 6 | | injury or endangerment.
| 7 | | (21) Long-term lease. "Long-term lease" means a lease of a | 8 | | commercial
motor vehicle by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a | 9 | | period of more than 29
days.
| 10 | | (21.1) Medical examiner. "Medical examiner" means an | 11 | | individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety | 12 | | Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified | 13 | | Medical Examiners in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier | 14 | | Safety Regulations, 49 CFR 390.101 et seq a person who is | 15 | | licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with | 16 | | applicable state laws and regulations to perform physical | 17 | | examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors | 18 | | of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, | 19 | | advanced practice nurses, and doctors of chiropractic . | 20 | | (21.2) Medical examiner's certificate. "Medical examiner's | 21 | | certificate" means a document prescribed or approved by the | 22 | | Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a | 23 | | driver to medically qualify him or her to drive. | 24 | | (21.5) Medical variance. "Medical variance" means a driver | 25 | | has received one of the following from the Federal Motor | 26 | | Carrier Safety Administration which allows the driver to be |
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| 1 | | issued a medical certificate: (1) an exemption letter | 2 | | permitting operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to | 3 | | 49 C.F.R. Part 381, Subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; or (2) a | 4 | | skill performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting | 5 | | operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R. | 6 | | 391.49. | 7 | | (21.7) Mobile telephone. "Mobile telephone" means a mobile | 8 | | communication device that falls under or uses any commercial | 9 | | mobile radio service, as defined in regulations of the Federal | 10 | | Communications Commission, 47 CFR 20.3. It does not include | 11 | | two-way or citizens band radio services. | 12 | | (22) Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
| 13 | | which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled | 14 | | by electric
power obtained from over head trolley wires but not | 15 | | operated upon rails,
except vehicles moved solely by human | 16 | | power and motorized wheel chairs.
| 17 | | (22.2) Motor vehicle record. "Motor vehicle record" means a | 18 | | report of the driving status and history of a driver generated | 19 | | from the driver record provided to users, such as drivers or | 20 | | employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver | 21 | | Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725. | 22 | | (22.5) Non-CMV. "Non-CMV" means a motor vehicle or | 23 | | combination of motor vehicles not defined by the term | 24 | | "commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" in this Section.
| 25 | | (22.7) Non-excepted interstate. "Non-excepted interstate" | 26 | | means a person who operates or expects to operate in interstate |
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| 1 | | commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification | 2 | | requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 391, and is required to | 3 | | obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45. | 4 | | (22.8) Non-excepted intrastate. "Non-excepted intrastate" | 5 | | means a person who operates only in intrastate commerce and is | 6 | | subject to State driver qualification requirements. | 7 | | (23) Non-resident CDL. "Non-resident CDL" means a | 8 | | commercial driver's
license issued by a state under either of | 9 | | the following two conditions: | 10 | | (i) to an individual domiciled in a foreign country | 11 | | meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(1) of 49 C.F.R. | 12 | | of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
| 13 | | (ii) to an individual domiciled in another state | 14 | | meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(2) of 49 C.F.R. | 15 | | of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
| 16 | | (24) (Blank).
| 17 | | (25) (Blank).
| 18 | | (25.5) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Violation. | 19 | | "Railroad-highway
grade
crossing violation" means a
violation, | 20 | | while operating a commercial motor vehicle, of
any
of the | 21 | | following:
| 22 | | (A) Section 11-1201, 11-1202, or 11-1425 of this
| 23 | | Code.
| 24 | | (B) Any other similar
law or local ordinance of any | 25 | | state relating to
railroad-highway grade crossing.
| 26 | | (25.7) School Bus. "School bus" means a commercial motor |
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| 1 | | vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary | 2 | | school students from home to school, from school to home, or to | 3 | | and from school-sponsored events. "School bus" does not include | 4 | | a bus used as a common carrier.
| 5 | | (26) Serious Traffic Violation. "Serious traffic | 6 | | violation"
means:
| 7 | | (A) a conviction when operating a commercial motor | 8 | | vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV while holding a CDL,
| 9 | | of:
| 10 | | (i) a violation relating to excessive speeding,
| 11 | | involving a single speeding charge of 15 miles per hour | 12 | | or more above the
legal speed limit; or
| 13 | | (ii) a violation relating to reckless driving; or
| 14 | | (iii) a violation of any State law or local | 15 | | ordinance relating to motor
vehicle traffic control | 16 | | (other than parking violations) arising in
connection | 17 | | with a fatal traffic accident; or
| 18 | | (iv) a violation of Section 6-501, relating to | 19 | | having multiple driver's
licenses; or
| 20 | | (v) a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 6-507, | 21 | | relating to the
requirement to have a valid CDL; or
| 22 | | (vi) a violation relating to improper or erratic | 23 | | traffic lane changes;
or
| 24 | | (vii) a violation relating to following another | 25 | | vehicle too closely; or
| 26 | | (viii) a violation relating to texting while |
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| 1 | | driving; or | 2 | | (ix) a violation relating to the use of a hand-held | 3 | | mobile telephone while driving; or
| 4 | | (B) any other similar violation of a law or local
| 5 | | ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic | 6 | | control, other
than a parking violation, which the | 7 | | Secretary of State determines by
administrative rule to be | 8 | | serious.
| 9 | | (27) State. "State" means a state of the United States, the | 10 | | District of
Columbia and any province or territory of Canada.
| 11 | | (28) (Blank).
| 12 | | (29) (Blank).
| 13 | | (30) (Blank).
| 14 | | (31) (Blank).
| 15 | | (32) Texting. "Texting" means manually entering | 16 | | alphanumeric text into, or reading text from, an electronic | 17 | | device. | 18 | | (1) Texting includes, but is not limited to, short | 19 | | message service, emailing, instant messaging, a command or | 20 | | request to access a World Wide Web page, pressing more than | 21 | | a single button to initiate or terminate a voice | 22 | | communication using a mobile telephone, or engaging in any | 23 | | other form of electronic text retrieval or entry for | 24 | | present or future communication. | 25 | | (2) Texting does not include: | 26 | | (i) inputting, selecting, or reading information |
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| 1 | | on a global positioning system or navigation system; or | 2 | | (ii) pressing a single button to initiate or | 3 | | terminate a voice communication using a mobile | 4 | | telephone; or | 5 | | (iii) using a device capable of performing | 6 | | multiple functions (for example, a fleet management | 7 | | system, dispatching device, smart phone, citizens band | 8 | | radio, or music player) for a purpose that is not | 9 | | otherwise prohibited by Part 392 of the Federal Motor | 10 | | Carrier Safety Regulations. | 11 | | (33) Use a hand-held mobile telephone. "Use a hand-held | 12 | | mobile telephone" means: | 13 | | (1) using at least one hand to hold a mobile telephone | 14 | | to conduct a voice communication; | 15 | | (2) dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing | 16 | | more than a single button; or | 17 | | (3) reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that | 18 | | requires a driver to maneuver so that he or she is no | 19 | | longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat | 20 | | belt that is installed in accordance with 49 CFR 393.93 and | 21 | | adjusted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's | 22 | | instructions. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12; 97-750, eff. 7-6-12; 97-829, | 24 | | eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.) | 25 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176 ) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases. | 2 | | Notwithstanding the
definitions set forth elsewhere in this
| 3 | | Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License | 4 | | Act
(UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the | 5 | | meanings
ascribed to them as follows:
| 6 | | (1) Alcohol. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any | 7 | | form of
alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol,
| 8 | | methanol,
propanol, and
isopropanol.
| 9 | | (2) Alcohol concentration. "Alcohol concentration" means:
| 10 | | (A) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of | 11 | | breath;
or
| 12 | | (B) the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters | 13 | | of
blood; or
| 14 | | (C) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters | 15 | | of
urine.
| 16 | | Alcohol tests administered within 2 hours of the driver | 17 | | being
"stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's | 18 | | "alcohol
concentration" for the purposes of enforcing this | 19 | | UCDLA.
| 20 | | (3) (Blank).
| 21 | | (4) (Blank).
| 22 | | (5) (Blank).
| 23 | | (5.3) CDLIS driver record. "CDLIS driver record" means the | 24 | | electronic record of the individual CDL driver's status and | 25 | | history stored by the State-of-Record as part of the Commercial | 26 | | Driver's License Information System, or CDLIS, established |
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| 1 | | under 49 U.S.C. 31309. | 2 | | (5.5) CDLIS motor vehicle record. "CDLIS motor vehicle | 3 | | record" or "CDLIS MVR" means a report generated from the CDLIS | 4 | | driver record meeting the requirements for access to CDLIS | 5 | | information and provided by states to users authorized in 49 | 6 | | C.F.R. 384.225(e)(3) and (4), subject to the provisions of the | 7 | | Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725. | 8 | | (5.7) Commercial driver's license downgrade. "Commercial | 9 | | driver's license downgrade" or "CDL downgrade" means either: | 10 | | (A) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 11 | | self-certification to interstate, but operating | 12 | | exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from | 13 | | 49 C.F.R. Part 391, as provided in 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), | 14 | | 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3; | 15 | | (B) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 16 | | self-certification to intrastate only, if the driver | 17 | | qualifies under that state's physical qualification | 18 | | requirements for intrastate only; | 19 | | (C) a state allows the driver to change his or her | 20 | | certification to intrastate, but operating exclusively in | 21 | | transportation or operations excepted from all or part of | 22 | | the state driver qualification requirements; or | 23 | | (D) a state removes the CDL privilege from the driver | 24 | | license. | 25 | | (6) Commercial Motor Vehicle.
| 26 | | (A) "Commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" means
a motor |
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| 1 | | vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce, | 2 | | except those referred to in subdivision (B), designed
to | 3 | | transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
| 4 | | (i) has a gross combination weight rating or gross | 5 | | combination weight of 11,794 kilograms or more (26,001 | 6 | | pounds or more), whichever is greater, inclusive of any | 7 | | towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating or
gross | 8 | | vehicle weight of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 | 9 | | pounds), whichever is greater; or
| 10 | | (i-5) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross | 11 | | vehicle weight of 11,794 or more kilograms (26,001 | 12 | | pounds or more), whichever is greater; or
| 13 | | (ii) is designed to transport 16 or more
persons, | 14 | | including the driver;
or
| 15 | | (iii) is of any size and is used in transporting | 16 | | hazardous materials as defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5.
| 17 | | (B) Pursuant to the interpretation of the Commercial | 18 | | Motor
Vehicle
Safety Act of 1986 by the Federal Highway | 19 | | Administration, the definition of
"commercial motor | 20 | | vehicle" does not include:
| 21 | | (i) recreational vehicles, when operated primarily | 22 | | for personal use;
| 23 | | (ii) vehicles owned by or operated under the | 24 | | direction of the United States Department of Defense or | 25 | | the United States Coast Guard only when operated by
| 26 | | non-civilian personnel. This includes any operator on |
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| 1 | | active military
duty; members of the Reserves; | 2 | | National Guard; personnel on part-time
training; and | 3 | | National Guard military technicians (civilians who are
| 4 | | required to wear military uniforms and are subject to | 5 | | the Code of Military
Justice); or
| 6 | | (iii) firefighting, police, and other emergency | 7 | | equipment (including, without limitation, equipment | 8 | | owned or operated by a HazMat or technical rescue team | 9 | | authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of | 10 | | the Counties Code), with audible and
visual signals, | 11 | | owned or operated
by or for a
governmental entity, | 12 | | which is necessary to the preservation of life or
| 13 | | property or the execution of emergency governmental | 14 | | functions which are
normally not subject to general | 15 | | traffic rules and regulations.
| 16 | | (7) Controlled Substance. "Controlled substance" shall | 17 | | have the same
meaning as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois | 18 | | Controlled Substances Act,
and shall also include cannabis as | 19 | | defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control
Act and | 20 | | methamphetamine as defined in Section 10 of the Methamphetamine | 21 | | Control and Community Protection Act.
| 22 | | (8) Conviction. "Conviction" means an unvacated | 23 | | adjudication of guilt
or a determination that a person has | 24 | | violated or failed to comply with the
law in a court of | 25 | | original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative
| 26 | | tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral |
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| 1 | | deposited to secure
the person's appearance in court; a plea of | 2 | | guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court; the payment of | 3 | | a fine or court cost
regardless of whether the imposition of | 4 | | sentence is deferred and ultimately
a judgment dismissing the | 5 | | underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a
condition of | 6 | | release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty
| 7 | | is rebated, suspended or probated.
| 8 | | (8.5) Day. "Day" means calendar day.
| 9 | | (9) (Blank).
| 10 | | (10) (Blank).
| 11 | | (11) (Blank).
| 12 | | (12) (Blank).
| 13 | | (13) Driver. "Driver" means any person who drives, | 14 | | operates, or is in
physical control of a commercial motor | 15 | | vehicle, any person who is required to hold a
CDL, or any | 16 | | person who is a holder of a CDL while operating a | 17 | | non-commercial motor vehicle.
| 18 | | (13.5) Driver applicant. "Driver applicant" means an | 19 | | individual who applies to a state or other jurisdiction to | 20 | | obtain, transfer, upgrade, or renew a CDL or to obtain or renew | 21 | | a CLP.
| 22 | | (13.8) Electronic device. "Electronic device" includes, | 23 | | but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, personal digital | 24 | | assistant, pager, computer, or any other device used to input, | 25 | | write, send, receive, or read text. | 26 | | (14) Employee. "Employee" means a person who is employed as |
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| 1 | | a
commercial
motor vehicle driver. A person who is | 2 | | self-employed as a commercial motor
vehicle driver must comply | 3 | | with the requirements of this UCDLA
pertaining to employees. An
| 4 | | owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be considered an | 5 | | employee.
| 6 | | (15) Employer. "Employer" means a person (including the | 7 | | United
States, a State or a local authority) who owns or leases | 8 | | a commercial motor
vehicle or assigns employees to operate such | 9 | | a vehicle. A person who is
self-employed as a commercial motor | 10 | | vehicle driver must
comply with the requirements of this UCDLA.
| 11 | | (15.1) Endorsement. "Endorsement" means an authorization | 12 | | to an individual's CLP or CDL required to permit the individual | 13 | | to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles. | 14 | | (15.3) Excepted interstate. "Excepted interstate" means a | 15 | | person who operates or expects to operate in interstate | 16 | | commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or | 17 | | operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or | 18 | | 398.3 from all or part of the qualification requirements of 49 | 19 | | C.F.R. Part 391 and is not required to obtain a medical | 20 | | examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45. | 21 | | (15.5) Excepted intrastate. "Excepted intrastate" means a | 22 | | person who operates in intrastate commerce but engages | 23 | | exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all | 24 | | or parts of the state driver qualification requirements. | 25 | | (16) (Blank).
| 26 | | (16.5) Fatality. "Fatality" means the death of a person as |
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| 1 | | a result of a motor vehicle accident.
| 2 | | (16.7) Foreign commercial driver. "Foreign commercial | 3 | | driver" means a person licensed to operate a commercial motor | 4 | | vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen | 5 | | of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in | 6 | | the United States. | 7 | | (17) Foreign jurisdiction. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a | 8 | | sovereign
jurisdiction that does not fall within the definition | 9 | | of "State".
| 10 | | (18) (Blank).
| 11 | | (19) (Blank).
| 12 | | (20) Hazardous materials. "Hazardous Material" means any | 13 | | material that has been designated under 49 U.S.C.
5103 and is | 14 | | required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172 | 15 | | or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin | 16 | | in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
| 17 | | (20.5) Imminent Hazard. "Imminent hazard" means the | 18 | | existence of any a condition of a vehicle, employee, or | 19 | | commercial motor vehicle operations relating to hazardous | 20 | | material that substantially increases the presents a | 21 | | substantial likelihood of that death, serious illness, severe | 22 | | personal injury , or death if not discontinued immediately; or a | 23 | | condition relating to hazardous material that presents a | 24 | | substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe | 25 | | personal injury, or a substantial endangerment to health, | 26 | | property, or the environment may occur before the reasonably |
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| 1 | | foreseeable completion date of a formal proceeding begun to | 2 | | lessen the risk of that death, illness, injury or endangerment.
| 3 | | (20.6) Issuance. "Issuance" means initial issuance, | 4 | | transfer, renewal, or upgrade of a CLP or CDL and non-domiciled | 5 | | CLP or CDL. | 6 | | (20.7) Issue. "Issue" means initial issuance, transfer, | 7 | | renewal, or upgrade of a CLP or CDL and non-domiciled CLP or | 8 | | non-domiciled CDL. | 9 | | (21) Long-term lease. "Long-term lease" means a lease of a | 10 | | commercial
motor vehicle by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a | 11 | | period of more than 29
days.
| 12 | | (21.01) Manual transmission. "Manual transmission" means a | 13 | | transmission utilizing a driver-operated clutch that is | 14 | | activated by a pedal or lever and a gear-shift mechanism | 15 | | operated either by hand or foot including those known as a | 16 | | stick shift, stick, straight drive, or standard transmission. | 17 | | All other transmissions, whether semi-automatic or automatic, | 18 | | shall be considered automatic for the purposes of the | 19 | | standardized restriction code. | 20 | | (21.1) Medical examiner. "Medical examiner" means an | 21 | | individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety | 22 | | Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified | 23 | | Medical Examiners in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier | 24 | | Safety Regulations, 49 CFR 390.101 et seq a person who is | 25 | | licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with | 26 | | applicable state laws and regulations to perform physical |
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| 1 | | examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors | 2 | | of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, | 3 | | advanced practice nurses, and doctors of chiropractic . | 4 | | (21.2) Medical examiner's certificate. "Medical examiner's | 5 | | certificate" means a document prescribed or approved by the | 6 | | Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a | 7 | | driver to medically qualify him or her to drive. | 8 | | (21.5) Medical variance. "Medical variance" means a driver | 9 | | has received one of the following from the Federal Motor | 10 | | Carrier Safety Administration which allows the driver to be | 11 | | issued a medical certificate: (1) an exemption letter | 12 | | permitting operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to | 13 | | 49 C.F.R. Part 381, Subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; or (2) a | 14 | | skill performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting | 15 | | operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R. | 16 | | 391.49. | 17 | | (21.7) Mobile telephone. "Mobile telephone" means a mobile | 18 | | communication device that falls under or uses any commercial | 19 | | mobile radio service, as defined in regulations of the Federal | 20 | | Communications Commission, 47 CFR 20.3. It does not include | 21 | | two-way or citizens band radio services. | 22 | | (22) Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
| 23 | | which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled | 24 | | by electric
power obtained from over head trolley wires but not | 25 | | operated upon rails,
except vehicles moved solely by human | 26 | | power and motorized wheel chairs.
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| 1 | | (22.2) Motor vehicle record. "Motor vehicle record" means a | 2 | | report of the driving status and history of a driver generated | 3 | | from the driver record provided to users, such as drivers or | 4 | | employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver | 5 | | Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725. | 6 | | (22.5) Non-CMV. "Non-CMV" means a motor vehicle or | 7 | | combination of motor vehicles not defined by the term | 8 | | "commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" in this Section.
| 9 | | (22.7) Non-excepted interstate. "Non-excepted interstate" | 10 | | means a person who operates or expects to operate in interstate | 11 | | commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification | 12 | | requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 391, and is required to | 13 | | obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45. | 14 | | (22.8) Non-excepted intrastate. "Non-excepted intrastate" | 15 | | means a person who operates only in intrastate commerce and is | 16 | | subject to State driver qualification requirements. | 17 | | (23) Non-domiciled CLP or Non-domiciled CDL. | 18 | | "Non-domiciled CLP" or "Non-domiciled CDL" means a CLP or CDL, | 19 | | respectively, issued by a state or other jurisdiction under | 20 | | either of the following two conditions: | 21 | | (i) to an individual domiciled in a foreign country | 22 | | meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(1) of 49 C.F.R. | 23 | | of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
| 24 | | (ii) to an individual domiciled in another state | 25 | | meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(2) of 49 C.F.R. | 26 | | of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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| 1 | | (24) (Blank).
| 2 | | (25) (Blank).
| 3 | | (25.5) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Violation. | 4 | | "Railroad-highway
grade
crossing violation" means a
violation, | 5 | | while operating a commercial motor vehicle, of
any
of the | 6 | | following:
| 7 | | (A) Section 11-1201, 11-1202, or 11-1425 of this
Code.
| 8 | | (B) Any other similar
law or local ordinance of any | 9 | | state relating to
railroad-highway grade crossing.
| 10 | | (25.7) School Bus. "School bus" means a commercial motor | 11 | | vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary | 12 | | school students from home to school, from school to home, or to | 13 | | and from school-sponsored events. "School bus" does not include | 14 | | a bus used as a common carrier.
| 15 | | (26) Serious Traffic Violation. "Serious traffic | 16 | | violation"
means:
| 17 | | (A) a conviction when operating a commercial motor | 18 | | vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV while holding a CLP or | 19 | | CDL,
of:
| 20 | | (i) a violation relating to excessive speeding,
| 21 | | involving a single speeding charge of 15 miles per hour | 22 | | or more above the
legal speed limit; or
| 23 | | (ii) a violation relating to reckless driving; or
| 24 | | (iii) a violation of any State law or local | 25 | | ordinance relating to motor
vehicle traffic control | 26 | | (other than parking violations) arising in
connection |
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| 1 | | with a fatal traffic accident; or
| 2 | | (iv) a violation of Section 6-501, relating to | 3 | | having multiple driver's
licenses; or
| 4 | | (v) a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 6-507, | 5 | | relating to the
requirement to have a valid CDL; or
| 6 | | (vi) a violation relating to improper or erratic | 7 | | traffic lane changes;
or
| 8 | | (vii) a violation relating to following another | 9 | | vehicle too closely; or
| 10 | | (viii) a violation relating to texting while | 11 | | driving; or | 12 | | (ix) a violation relating to the use of a hand-held | 13 | | mobile telephone while driving; or
| 14 | | (B) any other similar violation of a law or local
| 15 | | ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic | 16 | | control, other
than a parking violation, which the | 17 | | Secretary of State determines by
administrative rule to be | 18 | | serious.
| 19 | | (27) State. "State" means a state of the United States, the | 20 | | District of
Columbia and any province or territory of Canada.
| 21 | | (28) (Blank).
| 22 | | (29) (Blank).
| 23 | | (30) (Blank).
| 24 | | (31) (Blank).
| 25 | | (32) Texting. "Texting" means manually entering | 26 | | alphanumeric text into, or reading text from, an electronic |
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| 1 | | device. | 2 | | (1) Texting includes, but is not limited to, short | 3 | | message service, emailing, instant messaging, a command or | 4 | | request to access a World Wide Web page, pressing more than | 5 | | a single button to initiate or terminate a voice | 6 | | communication using a mobile telephone, or engaging in any | 7 | | other form of electronic text retrieval or entry for | 8 | | present or future communication. | 9 | | (2) Texting does not include: | 10 | | (i) inputting, selecting, or reading information | 11 | | on a global positioning system or navigation system; or | 12 | | (ii) pressing a single button to initiate or | 13 | | terminate a voice communication using a mobile | 14 | | telephone; or | 15 | | (iii) using a device capable of performing | 16 | | multiple functions (for example, a fleet management | 17 | | system, dispatching device, smart phone, citizens band | 18 | | radio, or music player) for a purpose that is not | 19 | | otherwise prohibited by Part 392 of the Federal Motor | 20 | | Carrier Safety Regulations. | 21 | | (32.3) Third party skills test examiner. "Third party | 22 | | skills test examiner" means a person employed by a third party | 23 | | tester who is authorized by the State to administer the CDL | 24 | | skills tests specified in 49 C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H. | 25 | | (32.5) Third party tester. "Third party tester" means a | 26 | | person (including, but not limited to, another state, a motor |
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| 1 | | carrier, a private driver training facility or other private | 2 | | institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of a | 3 | | local government) authorized by the State to employ skills test | 4 | | examiners to administer the CDL skills tests specified in 49 | 5 | | C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H. | 6 | | (32.7) United States. "United States" means the 50 states | 7 | | and the District of Columbia. | 8 | | (33) Use a hand-held mobile telephone. "Use a hand-held | 9 | | mobile telephone" means: | 10 | | (1) using at least one hand to hold a mobile telephone | 11 | | to conduct a voice communication; | 12 | | (2) dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing | 13 | | more than a single button; or | 14 | | (3) reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that | 15 | | requires a driver to maneuver so that he or she is no | 16 | | longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat | 17 | | belt that is installed in accordance with 49 CFR 393.93 and | 18 | | adjusted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's | 19 | | instructions. | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12; 97-750, eff. 7-6-12; 97-829, | 21 | | eff. 1-1-13; 98-176, eff. 7-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-506) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-506)
| 23 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 24 | | Sec. 6-506. Commercial motor vehicle driver - | 25 | | employer/owner
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| 1 | | (a) No employer or commercial motor
vehicle owner shall
| 2 | | knowingly allow, permit,
authorize, or require an employee to | 3 | | drive a commercial motor
vehicle on the highways if he or she | 4 | | knows or should reasonably know that the during any period in | 5 | | which such employee:
| 6 | | (1) has a driver's license suspended, revoked or | 7 | | cancelled by any state;
or
| 8 | | (2) has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor | 9 | | vehicle in any
state; or
| 10 | | (3) has been disqualified from driving a
commercial | 11 | | motor vehicle; or
| 12 | | (4) has more than one driver's license, except as | 13 | | provided
by this UCDLA; or
| 14 | | (5) is subject to or in violation of an | 15 | | "out-of-service" order.
| 16 | | (b) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall
| 17 | | knowingly allow,
permit, authorize, or require a driver to | 18 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of any law or | 19 | | regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade
crossings.
| 20 | | (b-3) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall | 21 | | knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to | 22 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which | 23 | | the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an "out-of-service" | 24 | | order. | 25 | | (b-5) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall | 26 | | knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to |
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| 1 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which | 2 | | the motor carrier operation is subject to an "out-of-service" | 3 | | order.
| 4 | | (c) Any employer convicted of violating subsection (a), | 5 | | (b-3), or (b-5) of this
Section, whether
individually or
in | 6 | | connection with one or more other persons, or as principal | 7 | | agent, or
accessory, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-382, eff. 8-23-07.)
| 9 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 10 | | Sec. 6-506. Commercial motor vehicle driver - | 11 | | employer/owner
responsibilities. | 12 | | (a) No employer or commercial motor
vehicle owner shall
| 13 | | knowingly allow, permit,
authorize, or require an employee to | 14 | | drive a commercial motor
vehicle on the highways if he or she | 15 | | knows or should reasonably know that the during any period in | 16 | | which such employee:
| 17 | | (1) has a driver's license suspended, revoked or | 18 | | cancelled by any state;
or
| 19 | | (2) has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor | 20 | | vehicle in any
state; or
| 21 | | (3) has been disqualified from driving a
commercial | 22 | | motor vehicle; or
| 23 | | (4) has more than one CLP or CDL, except as provided
by | 24 | | this UCDLA; or
| 25 | | (5) is subject to or in violation of an |
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| 1 | | "out-of-service" order; or
| 2 | | (6) does not have a current CLP or CDL or a CLP or CDL | 3 | | with the proper class or endorsements. An employer may not | 4 | | use a driver to operate a CMV who violates any restriction | 5 | | on the driver's CLP or CDL. | 6 | | (b) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall
| 7 | | knowingly allow,
permit, authorize, or require a driver to | 8 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of any law or | 9 | | regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade
crossings.
| 10 | | (b-3) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall | 11 | | knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to | 12 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which | 13 | | the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an "out-of-service" | 14 | | order. | 15 | | (b-5) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall | 16 | | knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to | 17 | | operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which | 18 | | the motor carrier operation is subject to an "out-of-service" | 19 | | order.
| 20 | | (c) Any employer convicted of violating subsection (a), | 21 | | (b-3), or (b-5) of this
Section, whether
individually or
in | 22 | | connection with one or more other persons, or as principal | 23 | | agent, or
accessory, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-176, eff. 7-1-14.)
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| 1 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 2 | | Sec. 6-514. Commercial driver's license (CDL); commercial | 3 | | learner's permit (CLP); disqualifications. Commercial Driver's | 4 | | License (CDL) - Disqualifications.
| 5 | | (a) A person shall be disqualified from driving a | 6 | | commercial motor
vehicle for a period of not less than 12 | 7 | | months for the first violation of:
| 8 | | (1) Refusing to submit to or failure to complete a test | 9 | | or tests authorized under Section 11-501.1
while driving a | 10 | | commercial motor vehicle or, if the driver is a CDL holder, | 11 | | while driving a non-CMV; or
| 12 | | (2) Operating a commercial motor vehicle while the | 13 | | alcohol
concentration of the person's blood, breath or | 14 | | urine is at least 0.04, or any
amount of a drug, substance, | 15 | | or compound in the person's blood or urine
resulting from | 16 | | the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the
| 17 | | Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in the | 18 | | Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, or methamphetamine as | 19 | | listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community | 20 | | Protection Act as indicated by a police officer's sworn | 21 | | report or
other verified evidence; or operating a | 22 | | non-commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol | 23 | | concentration of the person's blood, breath, or urine was | 24 | | above the legal limit defined in Section 11-501.1 or | 25 | | 11-501.8 or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in | 26 | | the person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use |
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| 1 | | or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control | 2 | | Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois | 3 | | Controlled Substances Act, or methamphetamine as listed in | 4 | | the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
| 5 | | as indicated by a police officer's sworn report or other | 6 | | verified evidence while holding a commercial driver's | 7 | | license; or
| 8 | | (3) Conviction for a first violation of:
| 9 | | (i) Driving a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 10 | | driver is a CDL holder, driving a non-CMV while under | 11 | | the influence of
alcohol, or any other drug, or | 12 | | combination of drugs to a degree which
renders such | 13 | | person incapable of safely driving; or
| 14 | | (ii) Knowingly leaving the scene of an accident | 15 | | while
operating a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 16 | | driver is a CDL holder, while driving a non-CMV; or
| 17 | | (iii) Driving a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 18 | | driver is a CDL holder, driving a non-CMV while | 19 | | committing any felony; or | 20 | | (iv) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while the | 21 | | person's driving privileges or driver's license or | 22 | | permit is revoked, suspended, or cancelled or the | 23 | | driver is disqualified from operating a commercial | 24 | | motor vehicle; or | 25 | | (v) Causing a fatality through the negligent | 26 | | operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including but |
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| 1 | | not limited to the crimes of motor vehicle | 2 | | manslaughter, homicide by a motor vehicle, and | 3 | | negligent homicide. | 4 | | As used in this subdivision (a)(3)(v), "motor | 5 | | vehicle manslaughter" means the offense of involuntary | 6 | | manslaughter if committed by means of a vehicle; | 7 | | "homicide by a motor vehicle" means the offense of | 8 | | first degree murder or second degree murder, if either | 9 | | offense is committed by means of a vehicle; and | 10 | | "negligent homicide" means reckless homicide under | 11 | | Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | 12 | | Criminal Code of 2012 and aggravated driving under the | 13 | | influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, | 14 | | intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination | 15 | | thereof under subdivision (d)(1)(F) of Section 11-501 | 16 | | of this Code.
| 17 | | If any of the above violations or refusals occurred | 18 | | while
transporting hazardous material(s) required to be | 19 | | placarded, the person
shall be disqualified for a period of | 20 | | not less than 3 years; or
| 21 | | (4) If the person is a qualifying patient licensed | 22 | | under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot | 23 | | Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry card | 24 | | issued under that Act, operating a commercial motor vehicle | 25 | | under impairment resulting from the consumption of | 26 | | cannabis, as determined by failure of standardized field |
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| 1 | | sobriety tests administered by a law enforcement officer as | 2 | | directed by subsection (a-5) of Section 11-501.2. | 3 | | (b) A person is disqualified for life for a second | 4 | | conviction of any of
the offenses specified in paragraph (a), | 5 | | or any combination of those
offenses, arising from 2 or more | 6 | | separate incidents.
| 7 | | (c) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 8 | | motor vehicle for
life if the person either (i) uses a | 9 | | commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any felony
| 10 | | involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a | 11 | | controlled
substance, or possession with intent to | 12 | | manufacture, distribute or dispense
a controlled substance or | 13 | | (ii) if the person is a CDL holder, uses a non-CMV in the | 14 | | commission of a felony involving any of those activities.
| 15 | | (d) The Secretary of State may, when the United States | 16 | | Secretary of
Transportation so authorizes, issue regulations | 17 | | in which a disqualification
for life under paragraph (b) may be | 18 | | reduced to a period of not less than 10
years.
If a reinstated | 19 | | driver is subsequently convicted of another disqualifying
| 20 | | offense, as specified in subsection (a) of this Section, he or | 21 | | she shall be
permanently disqualified for life and shall be | 22 | | ineligible to again apply for a
reduction of the lifetime | 23 | | disqualification.
| 24 | | (e) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 25 | | motor vehicle for
a period of not less than 2 months if | 26 | | convicted of 2 serious traffic
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| 1 | | commercial motor vehicle, non-CMV while holding a CDL, or any | 2 | | combination thereof, arising from separate
incidents, | 3 | | occurring within a 3 year period, provided the serious traffic | 4 | | violation committed in a non-CMV would result in the suspension | 5 | | or revocation of the CDL holder's non-CMV privileges. However, | 6 | | a person will be
disqualified from driving a commercial motor | 7 | | vehicle for a period of not less
than 4 months if convicted of | 8 | | 3 serious traffic violations, committed in a
commercial motor | 9 | | vehicle, non-CMV while holding a CDL, or any combination | 10 | | thereof, arising from separate incidents, occurring within a 3
| 11 | | year period, provided the serious traffic violation committed | 12 | | in a non-CMV would result in the suspension or revocation of | 13 | | the CDL holder's non-CMV privileges. If all the convictions | 14 | | occurred in a non-CMV, the disqualification shall be entered | 15 | | only if the convictions would result in the suspension or | 16 | | revocation of the CDL holder's non-CMV privileges.
| 17 | | (e-1) (Blank).
| 18 | | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any | 19 | | driver
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, | 20 | | pursuant to this
UCDLA, shall not be eligible for restoration | 21 | | of commercial driving
privileges during any such period of | 22 | | disqualification.
| 23 | | (g) After suspending, revoking, or cancelling a commercial | 24 | | driver's
license, the Secretary of State must update the | 25 | | driver's records to reflect
such action within 10 days. After | 26 | | suspending or revoking the driving privilege
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| 1 | | has been issued a CDL or commercial driver instruction permit
| 2 | | from another jurisdiction, the Secretary shall originate | 3 | | notification to
such issuing jurisdiction within 10 days.
| 4 | | (h) The "disqualifications" referred to in this Section | 5 | | shall not be
imposed upon any commercial motor vehicle driver, | 6 | | by the Secretary of
State, unless the prohibited action(s) | 7 | | occurred after March 31, 1992.
| 8 | | (i) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 9 | | motor vehicle in
accordance with the following:
| 10 | | (1) For 6 months upon a first conviction of paragraph | 11 | | (2) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-3) of Section 6-507 | 12 | | of this Code.
| 13 | | (2) For 2 years upon a second conviction of paragraph | 14 | | (2) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-3) or any | 15 | | combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or | 16 | | subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 17 | | within a 10-year period if the second conviction is a | 18 | | violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) or subsection | 19 | | (b-3).
| 20 | | (3) For 3 years upon a third or subsequent conviction | 21 | | of paragraph (2) of
subsection (b) or subsection (b-3) or | 22 | | any combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) | 23 | | or subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 24 | | within a 10-year period if the third or subsequent | 25 | | conviction is a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection | 26 | | (b) or subsection (b-3).
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| 1 | | (4) For one year upon a first conviction of paragraph | 2 | | (3) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-5) of Section 6-507 | 3 | | of this Code.
| 4 | | (5) For 3 years upon a second conviction of paragraph | 5 | | (3) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-5) or any | 6 | | combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or | 7 | | subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 8 | | within a 10-year period if the second conviction is a | 9 | | violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) or (b-5).
| 10 | | (6) For 5 years upon a third or subsequent conviction | 11 | | of paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) or subsection (b-5) or | 12 | | any combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) | 13 | | or subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 14 | | within a 10-year period if the third or subsequent | 15 | | conviction is a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection | 16 | | (b) or (b-5).
| 17 | | (j) Disqualification for railroad-highway grade crossing
| 18 | | violation.
| 19 | | (1) General rule. A driver who is convicted of a | 20 | | violation of a federal,
State, or
local law or regulation | 21 | | pertaining to
one of the following 6 offenses at a | 22 | | railroad-highway grade crossing must be
disqualified
from | 23 | | operating a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time | 24 | | specified in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (j) if the | 25 | | offense was committed while
operating a commercial motor | 26 | | vehicle:
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| 1 | | (i) For drivers who are not required to always | 2 | | stop, failing to
slow down and check that the tracks | 3 | | are clear of an approaching train or railroad track | 4 | | equipment, as
described in subsection (a-5) of Section | 5 | | 11-1201 of this Code;
| 6 | | (ii) For drivers who are not required to always | 7 | | stop, failing to
stop before reaching the crossing, if | 8 | | the tracks are not clear, as described in
subsection | 9 | | (a) of Section 11-1201 of this Code;
| 10 | | (iii) For drivers who are always required to stop, | 11 | | failing to stop
before driving onto the crossing, as | 12 | | described in Section 11-1202 of this Code;
| 13 | | (iv) For all drivers, failing to have sufficient | 14 | | space to drive
completely through the crossing without | 15 | | stopping, as described in subsection
(b) of Section | 16 | | 11-1425 of this Code;
| 17 | | (v) For all drivers, failing to obey a traffic | 18 | | control device or
the directions of an enforcement | 19 | | official at the crossing, as described in
subdivision | 20 | | (a)2 of Section 11-1201 of this Code;
| 21 | | (vi) For all drivers, failing to negotiate a | 22 | | crossing because of
insufficient undercarriage | 23 | | clearance, as described in subsection (d-1) of
Section | 24 | | 11-1201 of this Code.
| 25 | | (2) Duration of disqualification for railroad-highway | 26 | | grade
crossing violation.
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| 1 | | (i) First violation. A driver must be disqualified | 2 | | from operating a
commercial motor vehicle
for not less | 3 | | than 60 days if the driver is convicted of a violation | 4 | | described
in paragraph
(1) of this subsection (j) and, | 5 | | in the three-year period preceding the
conviction, the | 6 | | driver
had no convictions for a violation described in | 7 | | paragraph (1) of this
subsection (j).
| 8 | | (ii) Second violation. A driver must be | 9 | | disqualified from operating a
commercial
motor vehicle
| 10 | | for not less
than 120 days if the driver is convicted
| 11 | | of a violation described in paragraph (1) of this | 12 | | subsection (j) and, in the
three-year
period preceding | 13 | | the conviction, the driver had one other conviction for | 14 | | a
violation
described in paragraph (1) of this | 15 | | subsection (j) that was committed in a
separate
| 16 | | incident.
| 17 | | (iii) Third or subsequent violation. A driver must | 18 | | be disqualified from
operating a
commercial motor | 19 | | vehicle
for not less than one year if the driver is | 20 | | convicted
of a violation described in paragraph (1) of | 21 | | this subsection (j) and, in the
three-year
period | 22 | | preceding the conviction, the driver had 2 or more | 23 | | other convictions for
violations
described in | 24 | | paragraph (1) of this subsection (j) that were | 25 | | committed in
separate incidents.
| 26 | | (k) Upon notification of a disqualification of a driver's |
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| 1 | | commercial motor vehicle privileges imposed by the U.S. | 2 | | Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety | 3 | | Administration, in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 383.52, the | 4 | | Secretary of State shall immediately record to the driving | 5 | | record the notice of disqualification and confirm to the driver | 6 | | the action that has been taken.
| 7 | | (l) A foreign commercial driver is subject to | 8 | | disqualification under this Section. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; | 10 | | 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.) | 11 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 12 | | Sec. 6-514. Commercial driver's license (CDL); commercial | 13 | | learner's permit (CLP); disqualifications. Commercial Driver's | 14 | | License (CDL) - Disqualifications.
| 15 | | (a) A person shall be disqualified from driving a | 16 | | commercial motor
vehicle for a period of not less than 12 | 17 | | months for the first violation of:
| 18 | | (1) Refusing to submit to or failure to complete a test | 19 | | or tests authorized under Section 11-501.1
while driving a | 20 | | commercial motor vehicle or, if the driver is a CLP or CDL | 21 | | holder, while driving a non-CMV; or
| 22 | | (2) Operating a commercial motor vehicle while the | 23 | | alcohol
concentration of the person's blood, breath or | 24 | | urine is at least 0.04, or any
amount of a drug, substance, | 25 | | or compound in the person's blood or urine
resulting from |
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| 1 | | the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the
| 2 | | Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in the | 3 | | Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, or methamphetamine as | 4 | | listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community | 5 | | Protection Act as indicated by a police officer's sworn | 6 | | report or
other verified evidence; or operating a | 7 | | non-commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol | 8 | | concentration of the person's blood, breath, or urine was | 9 | | above the legal limit defined in Section 11-501.1 or | 10 | | 11-501.8 or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in | 11 | | the person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use | 12 | | or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control | 13 | | Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois | 14 | | Controlled Substances Act, or methamphetamine as listed in | 15 | | the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
| 16 | | as indicated by a police officer's sworn report or other | 17 | | verified evidence while holding a CLP or CDL; or
| 18 | | (3) Conviction for a first violation of:
| 19 | | (i) Driving a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 20 | | driver is a CLP or CDL holder, driving a non-CMV while | 21 | | under the influence of
alcohol, or any other drug, or | 22 | | combination of drugs to a degree which
renders such | 23 | | person incapable of safely driving; or
| 24 | | (ii) Knowingly leaving the scene of an accident | 25 | | while
operating a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 26 | | driver is a CLP or CDL holder, while driving a non-CMV; |
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| 1 | | or
| 2 | | (iii) Driving a commercial motor vehicle or, if the | 3 | | driver is a CLP or CDL holder, driving a non-CMV while | 4 | | committing any felony; or | 5 | | (iv) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while the | 6 | | person's driving privileges or driver's license or | 7 | | permit is revoked, suspended, or cancelled or the | 8 | | driver is disqualified from operating a commercial | 9 | | motor vehicle; or | 10 | | (v) Causing a fatality through the negligent | 11 | | operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including but | 12 | | not limited to the crimes of motor vehicle | 13 | | manslaughter, homicide by a motor vehicle, and | 14 | | negligent homicide. | 15 | | As used in this subdivision (a)(3)(v), "motor | 16 | | vehicle manslaughter" means the offense of involuntary | 17 | | manslaughter if committed by means of a vehicle; | 18 | | "homicide by a motor vehicle" means the offense of | 19 | | first degree murder or second degree murder, if either | 20 | | offense is committed by means of a vehicle; and | 21 | | "negligent homicide" means reckless homicide under | 22 | | Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | 23 | | Criminal Code of 2012 and aggravated driving under the | 24 | | influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, | 25 | | intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination | 26 | | thereof under subdivision (d)(1)(F) of Section 11-501 |
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| 1 | | of this Code.
| 2 | | If any of the above violations or refusals occurred | 3 | | while
transporting hazardous material(s) required to be | 4 | | placarded, the person
shall be disqualified for a period of | 5 | | not less than 3 years; or
| 6 | | (4) If the person is a qualifying patient licensed | 7 | | under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot | 8 | | Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry card | 9 | | issued under that Act, operating a commercial motor vehicle | 10 | | under impairment resulting from the consumption of | 11 | | cannabis, as determined by failure of standardized field | 12 | | sobriety tests administered by a law enforcement officer as | 13 | | directed by subsection (a-5) of Section 11-501.2. | 14 | | (b) A person is disqualified for life for a second | 15 | | conviction of any of
the offenses specified in paragraph (a), | 16 | | or any combination of those
offenses, arising from 2 or more | 17 | | separate incidents.
| 18 | | (c) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 19 | | motor vehicle for
life if the person either (i) uses a | 20 | | commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any felony
| 21 | | involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a | 22 | | controlled
substance, or possession with intent to | 23 | | manufacture, distribute or dispense
a controlled substance or | 24 | | (ii) if the person is a CLP or CDL holder, uses a non-CMV in the | 25 | | commission of a felony involving any of those activities.
| 26 | | (d) The Secretary of State may, when the United States |
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| 1 | | Secretary of
Transportation so authorizes, issue regulations | 2 | | in which a disqualification
for life under paragraph (b) may be | 3 | | reduced to a period of not less than 10
years.
If a reinstated | 4 | | driver is subsequently convicted of another disqualifying
| 5 | | offense, as specified in subsection (a) of this Section, he or | 6 | | she shall be
permanently disqualified for life and shall be | 7 | | ineligible to again apply for a
reduction of the lifetime | 8 | | disqualification.
| 9 | | (e) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 10 | | motor vehicle for
a period of not less than 2 months if | 11 | | convicted of 2 serious traffic
violations, committed in a | 12 | | commercial motor vehicle, non-CMV while holding a CLP or CDL, | 13 | | or any combination thereof, arising from separate
incidents, | 14 | | occurring within a 3 year period, provided the serious traffic | 15 | | violation committed in a non-CMV would result in the suspension | 16 | | or revocation of the CLP or CDL holder's non-CMV privileges. | 17 | | However, a person will be
disqualified from driving a | 18 | | commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less
than 4 months | 19 | | if convicted of 3 serious traffic violations, committed in a
| 20 | | commercial motor vehicle, non-CMV while holding a CLP or CDL, | 21 | | or any combination thereof, arising from separate incidents, | 22 | | occurring within a 3
year period, provided the serious traffic | 23 | | violation committed in a non-CMV would result in the suspension | 24 | | or revocation of the CLP or CDL holder's non-CMV privileges. If | 25 | | all the convictions occurred in a non-CMV, the disqualification | 26 | | shall be entered only if the convictions would result in the |
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| 1 | | suspension or revocation of the CLP or CDL holder's non-CMV | 2 | | privileges.
| 3 | | (e-1) (Blank).
| 4 | | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any | 5 | | driver
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, | 6 | | pursuant to this
UCDLA, shall not be eligible for restoration | 7 | | of commercial driving
privileges during any such period of | 8 | | disqualification.
| 9 | | (g) After suspending, revoking, or cancelling a CLP or CDL, | 10 | | the Secretary of State must update the driver's records to | 11 | | reflect
such action within 10 days. After suspending or | 12 | | revoking the driving privilege
of any person who has been | 13 | | issued a CLP or CDL from another jurisdiction, the Secretary | 14 | | shall originate notification to
such issuing jurisdiction | 15 | | within 10 days.
| 16 | | (h) The "disqualifications" referred to in this Section | 17 | | shall not be
imposed upon any commercial motor vehicle driver, | 18 | | by the Secretary of
State, unless the prohibited action(s) | 19 | | occurred after March 31, 1992.
| 20 | | (i) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial | 21 | | motor vehicle in
accordance with the following:
| 22 | | (1) For 6 months upon a first conviction of paragraph | 23 | | (2) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-3) of Section 6-507 | 24 | | of this Code.
| 25 | | (2) For 2 years upon a second conviction of paragraph | 26 | | (2) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-3) or any |
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| 1 | | combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or | 2 | | subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 3 | | within a 10-year period if the second conviction is a | 4 | | violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) or subsection | 5 | | (b-3).
| 6 | | (3) For 3 years upon a third or subsequent conviction | 7 | | of paragraph (2) of
subsection (b) or subsection (b-3) or | 8 | | any combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) | 9 | | or subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 10 | | within a 10-year period if the third or subsequent | 11 | | conviction is a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection | 12 | | (b) or subsection (b-3).
| 13 | | (4) For one year upon a first conviction of paragraph | 14 | | (3) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-5) of Section 6-507 | 15 | | of this Code.
| 16 | | (5) For 3 years upon a second conviction of paragraph | 17 | | (3) of subsection
(b) or subsection (b-5) or any | 18 | | combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or | 19 | | subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 20 | | within a 10-year period if the second conviction is a | 21 | | violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) or (b-5).
| 22 | | (6) For 5 years upon a third or subsequent conviction | 23 | | of paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) or subsection (b-5) or | 24 | | any combination of paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (b) | 25 | | or subsections (b-3) or (b-5) of Section 6-507 of this Code | 26 | | within a 10-year period if the third or subsequent |
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| 1 | | conviction is a violation of paragraph (3) of subsection | 2 | | (b) or (b-5).
| 3 | | (j) Disqualification for railroad-highway grade crossing
| 4 | | violation.
| 5 | | (1) General rule. A driver who is convicted of a | 6 | | violation of a federal,
State, or
local law or regulation | 7 | | pertaining to
one of the following 6 offenses at a | 8 | | railroad-highway grade crossing must be
disqualified
from | 9 | | operating a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time | 10 | | specified in
paragraph (2) of this subsection (j) if the | 11 | | offense was committed while
operating a commercial motor | 12 | | vehicle:
| 13 | | (i) For drivers who are not required to always | 14 | | stop, failing to
slow down and check that the tracks | 15 | | are clear of an approaching train or railroad track | 16 | | equipment, as
described in subsection (a-5) of Section | 17 | | 11-1201 of this Code;
| 18 | | (ii) For drivers who are not required to always | 19 | | stop, failing to
stop before reaching the crossing, if | 20 | | the tracks are not clear, as described in
subsection | 21 | | (a) of Section 11-1201 of this Code;
| 22 | | (iii) For drivers who are always required to stop, | 23 | | failing to stop
before driving onto the crossing, as | 24 | | described in Section 11-1202 of this Code;
| 25 | | (iv) For all drivers, failing to have sufficient | 26 | | space to drive
completely through the crossing without |
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| 1 | | stopping, as described in subsection
(b) of Section | 2 | | 11-1425 of this Code;
| 3 | | (v) For all drivers, failing to obey a traffic | 4 | | control device or
the directions of an enforcement | 5 | | official at the crossing, as described in
subdivision | 6 | | (a)2 of Section 11-1201 of this Code;
| 7 | | (vi) For all drivers, failing to negotiate a | 8 | | crossing because of
insufficient undercarriage | 9 | | clearance, as described in subsection (d-1) of
Section | 10 | | 11-1201 of this Code.
| 11 | | (2) Duration of disqualification for railroad-highway | 12 | | grade
crossing violation.
| 13 | | (i) First violation. A driver must be disqualified | 14 | | from operating a
commercial motor vehicle
for not less | 15 | | than 60 days if the driver is convicted of a violation | 16 | | described
in paragraph
(1) of this subsection (j) and, | 17 | | in the three-year period preceding the
conviction, the | 18 | | driver
had no convictions for a violation described in | 19 | | paragraph (1) of this
subsection (j).
| 20 | | (ii) Second violation. A driver must be | 21 | | disqualified from operating a
commercial
motor vehicle
| 22 | | for not less
than 120 days if the driver is convicted
| 23 | | of a violation described in paragraph (1) of this | 24 | | subsection (j) and, in the
three-year
period preceding | 25 | | the conviction, the driver had one other conviction for | 26 | | a
violation
described in paragraph (1) of this |
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| 1 | | subsection (j) that was committed in a
separate
| 2 | | incident.
| 3 | | (iii) Third or subsequent violation. A driver must | 4 | | be disqualified from
operating a
commercial motor | 5 | | vehicle
for not less than one year if the driver is | 6 | | convicted
of a violation described in paragraph (1) of | 7 | | this subsection (j) and, in the
three-year
period | 8 | | preceding the conviction, the driver had 2 or more | 9 | | other convictions for
violations
described in | 10 | | paragraph (1) of this subsection (j) that were | 11 | | committed in
separate incidents.
| 12 | | (k) Upon notification of a disqualification of a driver's | 13 | | commercial motor vehicle privileges imposed by the U.S. | 14 | | Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety | 15 | | Administration, in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 383.52, the | 16 | | Secretary of State shall immediately record to the driving | 17 | | record the notice of disqualification and confirm to the driver | 18 | | the action that has been taken.
| 19 | | (l) A foreign commercial driver is subject to | 20 | | disqualification under this Section. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; | 22 | | 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-176, eff. 7-1-14; revised 8-8-13.)
| 23 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-518) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-518)
| 24 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 25 | | Sec. 6-518. Notification of Traffic Convictions. |
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| 1 | | (a) Within 5 days after
receiving a report of an Illinois | 2 | | conviction, or other verified evidence,
of any driver who has | 3 | | been issued a CDL by another State or has been issued a foreign | 4 | | commercial driver's license , for a violation
of any law or | 5 | | local ordinance of this State, relating to motor
vehicle | 6 | | traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in | 7 | | any motor vehicle, the Secretary of State must notify the | 8 | | driver
licensing authority which issued such CDL of said | 9 | | conviction.
| 10 | | (b) Within 5 days after
receiving a report of an Illinois | 11 | | conviction, or other verified evidence,
of any driver from | 12 | | another state who is licensed or unlicensed or holds a foreign | 13 | | non-commercial driver's license , for a violation
of any law or | 14 | | local ordinance of this State, relating to motor
vehicle | 15 | | traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in a | 16 | | commercial motor vehicle, the Secretary of State must notify | 17 | | the driver
licensing authority which issued the person's | 18 | | driver's license of the conviction.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10.)
| 20 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176 )
| 21 | | Sec. 6-518. Notification of Traffic Convictions. | 22 | | (a) Within 5 days after
receiving a report of an Illinois | 23 | | conviction, or other verified evidence,
of any driver who has | 24 | | been issued a CLP or CDL by another State or has been issued a | 25 | | foreign commercial driver's license , for a violation
of any law |
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| 1 | | or local ordinance of this State, relating to motor
vehicle | 2 | | traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in | 3 | | any motor vehicle, the Secretary of State must notify the | 4 | | driver
licensing authority which issued such CLP or CDL of said | 5 | | conviction.
| 6 | | (b) Within 5 days after
receiving a report of an Illinois | 7 | | conviction, or other verified evidence,
of any driver from | 8 | | another state who is licensed or unlicensed or holds a foreign | 9 | | non-commercial driver's license , for a violation
of any law or | 10 | | local ordinance of this State, relating to motor
vehicle | 11 | | traffic control, other than parking violations, committed in a | 12 | | commercial motor vehicle, the Secretary of State must notify | 13 | | the driver
licensing authority which issued the person's | 14 | | driver's license of the conviction.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 98-176, eff. 7-1-14.)
| 16 | | Section 10. "AN ACT concerning transportation", approved | 17 | | August 5, 2013, (Public Act 98-176) is amended by changing | 18 | | Section 99 as follows: | 19 | | (P.A. 98-176, Sec. 99)
| 20 | | Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 8, 2015 | 21 | | July 1, 2014 .
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 98-176.) | 23 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes |
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| 1 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 2 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 3 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 4 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 5 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 6 | | Public Act. | 7 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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